21世纪大学英语(S版)阅读教程3

《21世纪大学英语（S版）阅读教程》是一套 以教育部《大学英语课程教学要求》为指导、紧扣 大学英语四、六级考试阅读新题型而编写的阅读教 材。本套教材结合大学英语教学改革与发展的方向 ，以外语教学理论为指导，遵循“以人为本”的教 学理念，强调大学英语的人文性及工具性。在教材 的选材中，关注社会热点问题，重视文章内容的时 代性、信息性、知识性、多学科性及可读性。 根据大学英语四、六级阅读试题的要求，长篇 阅读不但要求学生对文章全篇内容能够有所理解， 同时也要求学生对文章的一些细节能够把握，新题 型对学生的宏观概括总结能力则有较为明显的提升 要求，要求学生要将知识赋予运用转换能力，不仅 要读懂，更强调测试考生在实践语言环境中查询有 效信息的能力，还要对所掌握的信息积极地加工处 理。鉴于此，本套教材以阅读技能开篇，重视学生 学习方法的训练，强调学生的英语综合应用能力的 培养，增强阅读信息获取的能力，提高阅读效能。 本套教材适用于本科院校一、二年级非英语专 业学生，可作为课堂教材或自学材料。

Unit 1 Development of AI Text A How Psychologists Kick-Started AI by Studying the Human Mind Text B How Researchers Are Helping AIs Get Their Facts Straight Text C Is AI Making Us Stupider? Reflection and Extension Unit 2 E-waste Text A What Happens When E-waste Is Recycled? Text B A Rising Tide of E-waste, Made Worse by AI, Threatens Our Health, the Environment and the Economy Text C Can Electric Vehicle Batteries Be Recycled? Reflection and Extension Unit 3 Protecting Marine Life Text A How Satellites Are Mapping the Future of Turtle Conservation Text B Saving Bluefin Tuna Text C The Race to Protect Pacific Whales Reflection and Extension Unit 4 Societal Practice Text A Places Around the World That Opt Out of Daylight Savings — and Why Text B What It Is Like to Live in the Happiest Country on Earth Text C The Story of Red Envelopes Reflection and Extension Unit 5 Emotional Well-Being Text A Guides for Emotion Control Text B Artificial Intelligence Is Driving a New Wave of Self-Help Bots Text C Noise Pollution Makes Us Anxious and Stressed Reflection and Extension Unit 6 Tackling Climate Change Text A Global Breakthrough to Tackle Shipping Emissions Text B Heat Pumps and EVs — How to Fight Climate Change from Home Text C Mushy Ice and Lost Kit Reflection and Extension Unit 7 Plastic Pollution Text A Paper Straws Suck Text B Plastic Pyrolysis — Chemists Explain a Technique Attempting to Tackle Plastic Waste by Bringing the Heat Text C "Will You Buy Fewer Plastic Bottles?" A Simple Question Can Change Our Behaviour Reflection and Extension Unit 8 Space Technology Text A Food Tastes Bland in Space Text B 3D Printing Will Help to Make Homes and Tools on the Moon and Mars Text C Private Space Stations Are Coming Reflection and Extension Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Test 5 Suggested Answers to the Exercises